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Why do I Travel with Students?
This blog will chronicle my experience traveling with students to complete international internships and service courses. Continue reading Why do I Travel with Students?
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Final Reflections
Originally posted on Chelsea's Odyssey:
Check out my final reflections here! Enkomerero If you’re wondering what that means… it’s finale in the Lugandan language. Regardless of how much money this trip cost, it was absolutely priceless. With everything included in the $4,500, the trip was entirely WORTH IT. For 5 weeks, we had a place to stay, we were always fed without hardly ever having to pay extra for more meals (unless we were told about it before the trip), and then on top of that we were able to enjoy many different tourism activities. I don’t think I’ve… Continue reading Final Reflections
Monday, July 2
Originally posted on Uganda Remember This:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5JHpSNEQLQ Favorite Part of the day: We saw a large number of chimpanzees! Least favorite part of the day: The wifi has been a bit tricky for the past couple of days Walked 7,867 steps – 3.61 miles Continue reading Monday, July 2
Wednesday, June 27
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Today was just another day of relaxing and hanging out with our friends. It’s getting closer and closer to when we leave and I couldn’t be more sad. I don’t want to leave, and… Continue reading Wednesday, June 27
Day 28- Farewell Party (lots of tears shed)
Haley’s post perfectly captures how many of us felt as we prepared to say farewell to our new colleagues and friends. Continue reading Day 28- Farewell Party (lots of tears shed)
This is one of the reasons I do it…
One of my biggest anxieties as we prepared to leave fo this trip was that my students would not get what they needed from it, whatever that was. I was also anxious that they would not learn anything about themselves, extend their knowledge of public health practice and research, and that they wouldn’t be able to apply their skills. This post made my heart smile because at least one of our students did get what they needed. Our students not only blog as required as part of this course/experience, but often they blog most thoughtfully on social media. Kayla’s post … Continue reading This is one of the reasons I do it…
Culturally Competent? I think not…
As part of this trip we really wanted to one focus to be on cultural competency. This is not only required for the travel study, but also an area that all public health professionals need training in, one that our program touches on and is working to improve. So we asked the students to assess their cultural competence before the trip, they were provided some background information on cultural competence so they had a reference point. As I read their blogs about this I was surprised to see that most of them felt that they were at the “competent” level. … Continue reading Culturally Competent? I think not…
Teaching is more like motherhood than I expected…
I don’t enjoy much of motherhood, but there are those moments that touch your heart and make the frustrating parts melt away, or at least less frustrating. During this trip I found the same to be true of teaching. Students like children can be frustrating, sometimes they don’t listen to instructions, they don’t heed warnings not to procrastinate, and sometimes they don’t meet the expectations you have for them. But then there are those moments, those elusive moments that remind me of why I do it. There were several such moment on this trip, that make me excited for what … Continue reading Teaching is more like motherhood than I expected…
The joys of street food, Part 2
Katie’s last request was to have one more Rolex, a Ugandan breakfast burrito purchased from street vendors. The photo of her enjoying her final Rolex of the trip says it all. The joy of local food, especially street food, was shared by everyone one on the trip, whether it was a Rolex, street meat or the fried chicken and fries. Continue reading The joys of street food, Part 2
Sundays in Uganda
Our schedule was so busy during the week, that Sundays were reserved for getting caught up on household chores, laundry, cooking and relaxing. Continue reading Sundays in Uganda
6/14… a Health Education Program YAY
Originally posted on Chelsea's Odyssey:
TODAY WAS THE BEST. Being a public health major, anything with health education gets me excited. Today I was able to experience a different community from the one I have been going to and worked along with another team and fellow SIUe students to provide a health education program about HIV. The majority of the program participants were children from a nearby school. The program was very successful, as the participation from those in attendance actively contributed to the discussion and participated when asked. Even though I have been working alongside Ugandan colleagues to… Continue reading 6/14… a Health Education Program YAY
Traveling with Students 